Murphy suffered a groin injury in Tuesday's shootout loss to the Golden Knights and his move to LTIR provides the Blackhawks with some cap relief but also means he'll miss at least 11 games. Dennis Gilbert was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and either he or Slater Koekkoek will replace Murphy. This also helps explain the trade for Ian McCoshen on Tuesday as the team looked to address organizational depth on the back-end.
Greenway was forced to leave Tuesday's win over the Oilers with an upper-body injury and did not return. It was a tough break for the young power forward, who had two assists in just 4:54 TOI before departing for the dressing room. Greenway has now collected five assists in his last five games.
Price allowed two goals on 34 shots in the Canadiens win in St. Louis last Saturday. Keith Kinkaid started on Sunday, so Price comes into Thursday's game very well-rested. Price has won three of his last four starts (3-1-0) while posting a 2.02 GAA, .922 SV% and one shutout. San Jose comes into Thursday's game at 3-5-1 and still ranks in the bottom third of the NHL in goal-scoring (2.67 GF/gm).
Bernier allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Red Wings loss in Edmonton last Friday. Bernier opened the season with two wins but has lost two in a row since then. Overall, he has a 3.02 GAA and .905 SV% but has played very well at times and makes for an interesting spot-start option in Ottawa for owners who are desperate for goaltending help.
Jarry allowed just one goal on 22 shots in the Penguins loss to Vegas on Saturday. Jarry was great but Marc-Andre Fleury was sensational at the other end of the ice and dealt Jarry his first loss of the season. Jarry has allowed just three goals on 51 shots (.941 SV%) in two starts this year but has a rough matchup in Tampa Bay with his team on a back-to-back.
Bowey was a healthy scratch last night vs. The Canucks but will replace Danny DeKeyser (undisclosed) in the lineup in Ottawa. Bowey has just one assist in four games this season.
DeKeyser recently returned to the Red Wings lineup but is injured again after playing just three games. Madison Bowey will draw back into the lineup for DeKeyser, who is back in Detroit undergoing further evaluation.
Head coach Jared Bednar said he doesn't feel like it will be a "4-to-6 week" injury and expects him back sooner than that. The Avalanche have officially placed the "week-to-week" tag on him, so expect him to miss at least a couple of weeks. He will be re-evaluated after that and then you can expect another update from Colorado.
Comeau has been sidelined since the season opener and will miss at least 10 more days with a lower-body ailment. Denis Gurianov is playing well on the Stars fourth line so they don't need to rush Comeau out.
Bjork made his season debut vs. the Maple Leafs on Tuesday but gets sent back to the AHL because the Bruins are off until Saturday. How the injured Bruins recover over the next few days will determine whether or not Bjork will return for the weekend.
Biega was sent down yesterday but quickly recalled because Danny DeKeyser was banged up vs. the Canucks. Biega or Madison Bowey could draw in for DeKeyser in Ottawa.
Ericsson missed the first nine games of the season with an upper-body injury and cleared waivers on Wednesday afternoon. The long-time Red Wing will be replaced by Alex Biega on the roster.
Fiala missed Tuesday's game against the Oilers with a lower-body injury and he was moved to IR on Wednesday morning. His move cleared a roster spot for the Wild to recalled Kaapo Kahkonen from Iowa (AHL) to serve as Alex Stalock's backup on Thursday.
Tatar took a shot off of his foot and was forced to leave towards the end of the session. Head coach Claude Julien said he had no update but Tatar was being evaluated, so expect an update in the next 24 hours.
Stalock stopped all 16 shots that he faced after replacing Devan Dubnyk (upper-body) to complete the team shutout over the Oilers on Tuesday. Dubnyk did not travel to Nashville, so Stalock will start against a Predators team that continues to lead the NHL in goal-scoring (4.22 GF/gm). Dating back to the start of last season, Stalock has gone 3-6-0 with a .905 SV% on the road.
Dubnyk was forced to leave Tuesday’s game vs. the Oilers with a lower-body injury. Dubnyk stopped all nine shots he faced before leaving the game and Alex Stalock closed out the team shutout. Stalock is expected to start Thursday and Kaapo Kahkonen was recalled from Iowa (AHL) to serve as his backup.
Not to be confused with this summer’s No.2 overall pick Kaapo Kakko, Kahkonen was a fourth-round pick in 2014. The 23-year-old netminder has gone 4-0-0 with a 2.95 GAA and .886 SV% in four AHL games this season. He is expected to serve as Alex Stalock’s backup on Thursday because Devan Dubnyk was banged up in Tuesday’s win.
Elliott stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Flyers win over the Golden Knights on Monday. It was a fantastic outing for Elliott, who has a .925 SV% in two starts and one relief appearance in 2019-20. Tonight he faces a Blackhawks team that has opened the season at 2-3-2 while ranking 20th in the NHL in goal-scoring (2.71 GF/gm) and 25th in PP% (13.6).
The Ducks were planning on signing Sbisa but he had to pass through waivers first. The Jets shut that idea down by claiming the 29-year-old defenseman. He had one assist in nine games with the Islanders last year and has 103 points (18G / 85A) in 504 career NHL games with the Flyers, Ducks, Canucks, Golden Knights and Islanders.
Paquette has missed the first eight games of the 2019-20 season but is expected to make his debut vs. the Penguins. Paquette will centre the fourth line with Patrick Maroon and Luke Witkowski. The 26-year-old had 13 goals and four assists (17 points) in 80 games last season.
